Government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of GDP in Czechia
Czechia: Government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of GDP was 0.8% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of GDP in Czechia, 1992–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of gdp in Czechia is 0.8%, measured in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.0% on the previous year and down 19.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of gdp in Czechia peaked at 1.1% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 1992.
Czechia ranks 83rd of 173 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of GDP in Czechia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 0.5% | — |
| 1993 | 0.8% | +61.6% |
| 1994 | 0.7% | -9.0% |
| 1995 | 0.7% | -4.7% |
| 1996 | 0.7% | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 0.7% | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 0.7% | +3.4% |
| 2000 | 0.7% | -1.3% |
| 2001 | 0.7% | +4.6% |
| 2002 | 0.8% | +9.7% |
| 2003 | 0.9% | +8.1% |
| 2004 | 0.9% | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 0.8% | -5.2% |
| 2006 | 1.1% | +38.0% |
| 2007 | 1.0% | -12.3% |
| 2008 | 0.9% | -9.9% |
| 2009 | 1.0% | +9.1% |
| 2010 | 0.9% | -6.7% |
| 2011 | 1.1% | +20.6% |
| 2012 | 1.0% | -9.6% |
| 2013 | 0.9% | -12.0% |
| 2014 | 0.8% | -8.7% |
| 2015 | 0.8% | -3.3% |
| 2016 | 0.7% | -9.1% |
| 2017 | 0.7% | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 0.9% | +32.9% |
| 2019 | 0.9% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.8% | -7.8% |
| 2021 | 0.9% | +3.6% |
| 2022 | 0.8% | -10.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.7% | 0.5% | 0.8% | 7 |
| 2000s | 0.9% | 0.7% | 1.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9% | 0.7% | 1.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.9% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Czechia
More education data for Czechia
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 69,387 (2013)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 3,449 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 195,372 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 180,564 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 918,975 (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 579,161 (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 4.37 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0533 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of gdp in Czechia?
- Government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of gdp in Czechia was 0.8% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of gdp recorded in Czechia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.1% in 2006.
- What is the lowest government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of gdp recorded in Czechia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 1992.
- How does Czechia rank for government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of gdp?
- Czechia ranks 83rd out of 173 countries with data for 2022.
- Is government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of gdp rising or falling in Czechia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Czechia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release